Nationally Distinctive
IN A FLASH: ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Fashion Week 2026
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ's annual Fashion Week is April 27- May . It's a full week of dynamic, colorful events building up to the School of Fashion's 2026 Hall of Fame Gala.
Protector of History: Alan Canfora Collection to be Dedicated at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Libraries
The largest private collection of documents and materials relating to the May 4, 1970, shootings at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ, amassed by survivor Alan Canfora, will be formally dedicated by University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives on May
Why These ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Students Chose a Career in Podiatric Medicine
From a suturing workshop to a shadowing experience to a career-changing foot injury, three ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ students found their way to podiatric medicine, and they want undergraduate students to consider it too.
MEDIA ADVISORY: ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Remembers May 4, 1970, With 56th Commemoration
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ will hold its annual commemoration to honor the memory of May 4, 1970 – a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. May 4, 1970, marked a pivotal moment in American history.
‘Perseverance Is Going to Have to Be Part of the Process’
Laura Davis, Ph.D., co-founder and first director of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ’s May 4 Visitors Center, was recently named a Woman of the Year by the Summit County Historical Society. Davis was a first-year student at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ on May 4, 1970, and she shares her journey to becoming an activist and what people today can learn from America’s history of protest.
Fashion Industry Heavyweight Heading to ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ for Hall of Fame Induction
Fern Mallis, known as the "Godmother of American Fashion," can still recall the pivotal moment that helped shape her career and pave a path for tremendous success. It was 1991, and she was about to begin her role as the executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Gold Team Earns National Honors in Prestigious Bateman Case Study Competition
For five ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ students, the classroom recently transformed into a high-stakes public relations agency boardroom. Their efforts caught the attention of the industry’s top judges, earning the team a prestigious honorable mention in the 2026 Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Case Study Competition.
IN A FLASH: Storytelling in Brilliant Color
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ students learned how to express identity and share stories with bold color and design from a renowned, international artist as part of the 2025-2026 Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series.
173 Looks, 48 Designers and One Industry Legend Headline Fashion Week
ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ's School of Fashion opens its biggest week of the year on Monday, April 27, with events running daily through Saturday, May 2. The six-day stretch builds toward the Annual Fashion Show and culminates with the induction of Fern Mallis — widely known as the "Godmother of Fashion" — into the School of Fashion Hall of Fame.
‘Fashion & Feather’ Opens at Cleveland Museum of Natural History
A new exhibition pairing fashion from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ Museum's collection with ornithological specimens from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History opened April 22 — Earth Day — at the Cleveland museum, where it will remain on view through Oct. 11.